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Hypotension from afatinib in epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated non-small cell lung cancer: a case report and literature review.
Anti-cancer drugs - 1 Jan 2022
Tang Zhiwei, Ji XiuHai, Zhou Guanghui, Chen Ruhua, Fen Yan, Ding Hui
Abstract excerpt
Side effects of afatinib are a problem in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, little is known about the occurrence of afatinib-induced hypotension. An 81-year-old man with NSCLC had an epidermal growth factor receptor-positive genotype with the p.L861Q mutation in exon 21. He was administered afatinib (40 mg/day) as anticancer therapy. Hypotension occurred twice after afatinib...
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